History of Ashdon

Ashdon
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White's Directory of Essex 1848

ASHDON, a pleasant village near the source of a rivulet, 4 miles North East of Saffron Walden, has in its parish 948 souls, and >>more.

White's Directory of Essex 1848 - list of inhabitants.

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874

Post Office Directory of Essex 1874 - list of inhabitants.

More local history sources

Books featuring Ashdon from Abebooks. Just click the logo. The search terms are already formatted for Ashdon.

Search for Ashdon census returns at ancestry.co.uk.

1841 England Census | 1851 England Census | 1861 England Census
1871 England Census | 1881 England Census | 1891 England Census
1901 England Census

Ashdon Windmill
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Web site on the history of the Ashdon windmill.

Some of the history of Ashdon with images on a local business web site, and on a family history web site, also with images.

The Essex Record Office: an excellent starting point for research. The ERO has an online catalogue by the name of SEAX and a database of Parish Records held in the ERO. Access to both via their home page.

1881 Ordnance Survey Map from the British History Online web site (Essex: 042, Ordnance Survey 1:10,560: Epoch 1.0).

Ordnance Survey - type the place name in the gazetteer search box to view detailed map of Ashdon.

Images of England web site which has a photographic record of England's listed buildings - from the grandest house to the humblest cottage. Enter the town or village in the search box. Photographs are accompanied by a detailed architectural description of the property.